Germanium-silicon single crystal growth using an encapsulant in a silica ampoule

被引:16
作者
Kadokura, K [1 ]
Takano, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] SCI UNIV TOKYO,TAKANO LAB,NODA,CHIBA 278,JAPAN
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10.1016/S0022-0248(96)00399-5
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O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
In this paper we report the growth of Ge1-xSix single crystals with x varying from nearly 0 to 0.4 in one ingot by the liquid-encapsulated Bridgman and zone leveling methods using CaCl2 in a fused silica ampoule. We verified that CaCl2, which flows between the silica ampoule and the Ge-Si melt far temperatures above 800 degrees C, is the best encapsulant to prevent nucleation.
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